PPG Industries, Inc [NYSE: PPG] stock went on an upward path that rose over 4.86% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 6.90%.
Over the last 12 months, PPG stock dropped by -16.36%. The one-year PPG Industries, Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 14.16. The average equity rating for PPG stock is currently 2.39, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $24.71 billion, with 226.97 million shares outstanding and 225.85 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.33M shares, PPG stock reached a trading volume of 4531750 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on PPG Industries, Inc [PPG]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PPG shares is $126.81 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PPG stock is a recommendation set at 2.39. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for PPG Industries, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on April 15, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on March 10, 2025, representing the official price target for PPG Industries, Inc stock. On February 12, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for PPG shares from 145 to 115.
The Average True Range (ATR) for PPG Industries, Inc is set at 3.76, with the Price to Sales ratio for PPG stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.47. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.69, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.34. Price to Free Cash Flow for PPG in the course of the last twelve months was 35.35 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.94.
PPG Stock Performance Analysis:
PPG Industries, Inc [PPG] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 6.90. With this latest performance, PPG shares dropped by -0.45% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -13.91% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -16.36% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PPG stock in for the last two-week period is set at 57.91, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 65.90, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 53.59 for PPG Industries, Inc [PPG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 108.23, while it was recorded at 104.47 for the last single week of trading, and 120.00 for the last 200 days.
Insight into PPG Industries, Inc Fundamentals:
PPG Industries, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.94 and a Current Ratio set at 1.31.
PPG Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PPG. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for PPG Industries, Inc go to 5.73%.
PPG Industries, Inc [PPG] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $90.65%, or 90.76%% of PPG stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PPG stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 28.67 million shares, which is approximately 12.2249%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 20.73 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.61 billion in PPG stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.41 billion in PPG stock with ownership which is approximately 4.7871%.
